Slitters.



1.3. JULLIEN. SLITTERS;

APPLIOATIQK rum) FEB. 1,1913

Patented Feb. '9, 1915.

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Inventor SLITTERS.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 1,1913.

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APPLIGATIOH I'ILED TEE. 1, 1913.

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APPLIGATION FILED FEB. 1,1913

Patented Feb. 9, 1915.

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- Specification of Letters Patent.

' Patented FebfQ. 1 915.

Application filed Eebruaryl, 1913. Serial No. 745,554. I

To (ZZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Vrc'ron EDMUND JUL-- LIEN, a citizen of the'UnitedStates, residing at Cincinnati, Hamilton county, Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvement-s in'Slitters, of which the following is a specification. v

I This inyention comprehends a machine adapted for the slitting of a wide fabric into several narrow strips, the edges of the strips being; either. straight of sinusoidal as desire While the machine is applicable for use in the slitting of any fabric for any purpose it has been devised with special reference to the cutting of strips, with sinusoidal edges, to be later cut up to form sole-linings for shoes. The fabric employed for these solelinings is a compound fabric formed of can- .as with a rubber-like composition on one side. compound material are wound up into rolls,

and the exigencies of shoe manufacture ren der it important that the rolls shall have their composition side inward and that the strip shall unwind heel-first.

My invention will be readily understood from the following. description taken in connectifin with the accompanying drawings in \fhic 2- 1 Figure 1 is a side elevation of a slitting diametrical section: Fig. 5 a plan of some of the lower slitters with their immediate accessories, certain frame-parts appearing in horizontal section in the plane of line Z) of Figs. 2- and9: Fig. 6 a panorama of one of the contouring ca'ms: Fig.7 a panorama of one of the knife-swiveling cams: Fig. 8 a plan of a portion of the wide fabric with lines indicating the nature of the sinusoidal cuts in the particular case of sole-linings: Fig. 9 a vertical. transverse section of apair of cutters. the section being in the plane of line c of Figs. 1, 2-, 3' and 5: Fig. 10 'a side elevation of one of the upper cutters and its immediate accessories, certain parts .uipearing in vertical section in the plane of line a of Figs. 3, 1, 5 and 9: and Fig. 11 a sideelevation largely diagrammatic, showstrip to be The sinusoidal edged strips of this ing the'controlling bars and the cams which actuate them. i

For the slitting-knives it is my preference to use a series of sharp-edged rotary cutters co-acting with an opposing agent and, further, 1t 1s my preference that cutter, each out being therefore done by a the opposmg agent be another sharp-edged circular pair of co-acting circular cutters as is usual in slitters.

In the drawings, and giving attention forwide fabric which is to be slitted into nar- 1 row strips: 2, one of the strips to be produced by the slitting: and 3, a contiguous produced by the slitting.

The strips 2 and 3 have sinusoidal edges and their contour is such as to adapt them for sole-lining for shoes, the strips being later cut into proper lengths. The strip 2 has the toe-portions of its sections pointing to the left, while the strip 3 has the toe-portions pointing to the ri ht, and, correspondingly, with all of the strips cut from the wide fabric, the illustrated contours being such that there is no waste of material eX- cept at the extreme edges of the wide fabric.

Proceeding with the drawings and giving attention particularly to Fig. -4, indicates general frame-parts of the machine: 5, shaft for the supply-roll of-fabricz 6, supply-roll of wide fabric mounted on this shaft, it being assumed that in the case of compound fabric for sole-lining the coated side of the fabric is on the inner surface of the material on the' roll: 7, winding-shaft on which is to be wound those strips coming to it with toe-portions first: 8, the rolls of toefirst strips wound on this shaft: 9, winding shaft on which is to be wound the-heel-first strips: 10. sliding carriages carrying the bearings for winding-shafts 7 and 9: 11, surface winder-rolls, one for each of the mentioned winding shafts, these winder-' rolls being driven by power and being adapted to make contact with the winding-shafts or with the rolls upon those shafts, the windingshafts moving outwardly away from the winder-rolls as the rolls increase in diameter: 12., weights connected with the carriages of rolls 7 and 9 and adapted to urge those rolls toward their winder-rolls so that the winder-rolls will, by frictional engagement with the winding-strips cause the winding-rolls to turn and the winding to progress: 14, a guide-roll above the 1011 of fabric 6: 15,a feed-roll disposed between the supply-roll and the winding-rolls: 16, a spring-pressed feed-roll coiip'erating" with feed-roll 15, these two feed-rolls being powerroll 17"being above and roll 18 being below the widefabric before it reaches the slitters, while roll 19 is below and roll 20 is abovethe slit-ted fabric shortly after leaving the slitters, the inner rolls, 18 and 19 not being rotary or. rolls in fact but being stationary surfaces over which the fabric may be. drawn on its way'past the slitters: 21, the fabric in its course from .the supply-roll past the tension-rolls and s'litters and th'roughthe feed rolls'and, as concerns the toe-first strips, to the rolls '8: and 22, the heel-first strips on their way from the feed-rolls to the rolls on wind-ing-shaft 9. Y 1

Understanding that the slitters themselves, which will he later described, operate between the rolls 18 and 19, and understanding that, for sinusoidal slitting, these slitters are constantly shifting sidewise of the fabric,

the ingde of operation of the parts thus far referred to will be described.

The feed-rolls, driven at determined circumferential speed, as will be later explained, draw the slitted fabric forward from the slitters and, the endsof thev toefirst strips having been properly secured to winding shaft 7 and the-ends of the heelfirst strips having been fastened to winding shaft 9, winder rolls 11, having the'same peripheral velocity as the feedrolls, or a trifle greater velocity, cause the strips to be wound up on the two winding shafts. .In the absence of the tension-rolls the fabric would have such a long stretch between guide-roll. 14: p v sag and misbehave in theslitters and, furthermore, the fabric would be. free to shift ,sidewise under the infiuence of the sidewise moving slitters. The arrangement of. the

two pairs of tension-rolls, one pair before and the other after the slitters, greatly shortens the stretch of fabric at the slitters and offers such resistance to the advance of the fabric as to make the fabric taut where it is engaged'by the slit-ters. The inner'tension-rolls 18, 19, being non-rotary, serve to' ofier very muchmore side-resistance to the shifting of the fabric under the influence of the sidewise moving slitters than would be the case if these inner rolls were rotary. These inner rolls need. not be rolls in fact, or even cylindrical, their function being that of friction bars over which'the fabric bends before and after the slitting.

Assuming. as has beendone, that windingand thefeed-rolls that it would nstance have the canvas side outward, as is desired in the shoe factory. But the strips wound upon winding-shaft 9, while they have the canvas side outward, are wound up heelfirst, a condition not desired in the shoe factory. Means are prov ded for treating these heel-firststrips so asto secure the de-' sired condition of toe-first canvas-outward winding. I 1' Proceeding with the drawings :-23, ind catesa winding-shaft on. which has previously been wound the heel-first strips",'this shaft having previously occupied the position of winding-shaftfizfl, the rolls of heel-first strips on shaft 23:25,. a windingshaft on whichis to be rewound, in tee-first manner, the strips forming rolls on shaft 23, this winding-shaft being journaled" iii" sliding boxesin the same manner as winding-shafts 7, and 9: 26, a winderroli coiiper ating with winding-shaft 25 to draw the strips from rolls 2-1 and wind; them upon shaft 25: 27, a weight to draw windingshaft 25. against its cohperating winder-roll 26: and 28, the strips on their way, toe-first, from rolls 24 to winding-shaft 25. f

It will be. obvious that by the rewinding means 1 described, the strips received heel first from theslitters become rewound toefirst so as to be similar to the strips forming rolls 8. Q Proceeding with the drawings: 29, indicates a movable upper portion of the general frame the frameortion carr in the 11 per 7 siitters: 30, a hinge, with its axis extending across the machine,vthis hinge joining the upper frame-portion 29 to the main frame: 31, cam-levers cohperating with the main frame and its hinged portion 29 and serving as means for elevating the upper frame-portion-and the upper slitters: 32, the upper slitter-shaft, this shaft extending across the machine and being journaled in upper frame-portion 29: 33, a bar mounted in up per frame-portion 2E alongside and parailel with slitter-sha'ft 32, this bar being mounted for endwise reciprocation and being provided with a lengthwise extending T-slot:

3,4, brackets bolted'to bar 33, through the medium of bolts engaging the T-slots, there being one of-these brachets for each inter mediate one of the upper slitters: '35, a sec; ond T-slotted reciprocating bar alongside the upper slitter-shaft 32: 36, brackets, simi l-ar to brackets 35L, but bolted to the second reciprocating bar 35, there being one of these brackets 36 for each of the remaining upper slitters', bar '35 therefore carrying the brackets for alternating slitterswhile bar 33 carries the brackets for the intermediate 9 ill-i 42 a handle on this spindle.

Disregard, for the present, the fact that the upper slitters cofipera-te with lower slitters and assume that the upper slitters cooperate With any suitable opposing agent over which the fabric is drawn such, for instance. as a plain surface or a plain roller.

Cams 38 and 39 are to have their grooves so formed as, at each turn of the cams, to give the bracket-carrying bars 34 and 35 such endwise movements as will shift the slitters to produce the desired sinusoidal cutting. Looking at strip 2, in Fig. 8,.that strip has varying Widths. The slitters cutting the upper line of strip 2 and the upper lines of the other toe-first strips Will be shifted by the cam actuating the bracket-carrying bar of the slitters for those-lines While the slittors cutting the lower line-of strip 2--and the lower lines of the other toe-first strips will be controlled by the other cam. sinusoidal contours of the strips are thus dependent upon the formation of the earns.

in the particular instance illustrated in Fig. Y

s at line sidesot in. rio is heing drawn pest theslitrers. The brackets carrying the-slitters can be adjusted to difierent positions upon their reciprocating carrying-bars. thus providing 7 for selections in general Width of thestrips.

If, now, it should be desired to produce strips having straight edges the desire may be accomplished by setting theslitters at the desired distance from. each other and then permittingthe two cams to remain statlonery, as by disconnecting them from.

their driving power. if it should be desired-to produce lines-of cutting sinusoidal but parallel with each other, so that all portions of a given strip are of equal Width, it may be accomplished by securing all of the orac sets or" the upper slittersto a single one the bracket-carrying bars or, alternatively, by so forming ie' two cams the two bracket-carrying bars will reciprocats in unison. it is of course to be understood that the contour lines must be provided for by proper forming of the same,- regardless of whether or not the sinusoidal lines of cutting are to be parallel w theach sii 'slitters are against returned to their assorotary slitters, these lower slitters being The ed with their earns,- namely, hy'means'oi other or at distanoes other. as in Fl" 8, But should s...-

that. same, end the or' 3g. rt the sinusoidal pet-r iii.

sequent form of the @2311 or width to lengthie erns may he modified hy varying the of travel of fahrio past the slitters in relation to the rate'of to of the cams. all which is provided for as will he leter explained.

in up the machine the upper slitters lifted out of the Way by means oi cemderers 331. in an obvious man ner. Where npper slitters are employed in conjunction with cooperating lower slitters, as is the case in the illustration, it, becomes desirable to separate one set of slitters from the others before the upper 'slitters are raised and in any case, before, the upper 35 ciation with the "lower slitters. This. is ae-Q' complished, referring to Fig. 9, by turning handle i2 and unscrewing spindle e suficiently to withdrew the upper slitters sway from the faces of the lower slittersso Proceeding with the drawings 1-43, in dicates the lower slitter-shaft: ii,- the lower slitters, one to cooperate with each of the upper slitters after the manner usual with carried in brackets secured to slotted reoip- 'rocating bars precisely the same es in the case of the upper slitters, so that as each up per slitter shifts sidewise its, cooperating; lower slitter shifts with it, the two slitters of each pair thus maintaining their worfing relationship; A5. four T-slotted reoiprocat ing liars, similar to hrecket- 33 nd 35 there heing speir or? l the s 'ttenshel'fts,

hers: 46, eirewnterentielly groove i earns ior'each pair of the swiveling hers 45,

f; k J. in) a that is to say, one of these cams reoiproeates one ofthe swiveling bars pertaining-to the upper slitters While the other cam of the pair reciprocates the swiveling bar below the first swiveling bar pertaining to the. lower slitters, While the other pair of cams reciprocate the other two swiveling bars pertaining;respectively, to the upper and. lower slitters, swiveling-bars being connected with their actuating cams in the same manner as the contouring bars are connects" lit pins projecting from the bars and into the.

grooves of the cams. 47, a 'slitter-housihg, one for each slitter these siitteehonfing and their immediate 'eccessories inafter described in the sii 3%, s1" spindle toriniog part of the 'fier 47 and pivotally thefslitbefihv t?! its appropriate hrao kegifl, this axistg t is pivotin he' atri' t est!) 7 slitter-shei t end t i axis of fie. 3

pivot-shaft and coincident with'the face-of theshtter: 49, a shaft carried by the slitter by the appropriate bracket 3%, one gear of the pair being splined on the appropriate slitt-er-shaft: 51, a pair of bevel-gears 0011-.

. necting bevel-gears 50 with shaft e9: 52, spur-gearing connecting shaft &9 with the spindle of the slitter, he arrangement of gearing being such that the turning of the sl tter-shaft turns the slitter 'and that the shtter, while being driven, may be swiveled upon the axis of spindle i8 53, an arm proectlng from each slitter-housing 47, the armpertaimng to one'of the upper slitters pro ecting toward one of the upper swiveling-bars 45, while the arm of the next upper slitter projects toward the other upper swivelmg-bar, and so on throughout the upper series of slitters, and correspondingly, with the slitters of the lower'series: 54, pins projecting from these arms: and 55, arms adjustably bolted at the T-slots of swiveling' bars 45, these arms having forked ends engaging pins 54:. there being one of these arms for each of the slittens.

The swiveling'of the slitter housings in the brackets which carry them permit of the slitters being so swiveled as to have their cutting portions tangentto the cut they are producing, and the reciprocation of the swlveling-bars l5-enf0rces such swiveling on the part of the slitters. It has been heretofore explained that tlfe contouring (Jams 38 and 39 ought to be formed in correspom "deuce with thecharacter of the contouring -to be produced by the slitting, these cams being changed, by substitution, as required by variations in the patterns of the slittings.

and it will bemanifest that when changes are madein the contouring cams, corresponding changes must be made in thccams 46 to provide for the proper swiveling of the cutters.

I will now explain the system of transmission by means of which the proper driving motions are transmitted to the slittershafts and to the 'cams which actuate the contouring-bars and lthe swiveling-bars' Proceeding with the drawings 56, in-

dicates a driving-shaft extending acrosstthe machine 57 a pulley typifying..mean' s by which the driving-shaftimary be given its continuous rotary motion: 58, a pinion loose on'the driving-shaft: 59, a clutch by means of which this pinion may be locked to the portion of widthto shaft: 60, a gear fast with each pair of the cams, the cams being so secured to these gears, as by the illustrated set-screws, that the cams may be uncoupled from the gears:

61, an intermediate gear connecting pinion 58 with one of cam-gears 60 62, chains con heeting the driving-shaft with the two slittar -shafts 32 and 43: and 63,- an intermediy ate' gear connecting all ofthe.cam--gea rs 60. housing fit! :00, a pair of bevel-gears, at ea, ch'-, sl1tter,"b0th gears of the pair being carriedfl The speed of the slitters gis}immaterial so long as they are run fast enough to do their work properly. Kydisengaging clutch. 59 the cams and the -bars operated by them may remain stationary while the slitters are cations for the contouring bars as will produce contours having the proportions indicated in Fig. 8, it will be understood that if the rate of advanceof the fabric be increased the pattern will be longer in. proportion to its width and, on the other hand.

if the rate of advance of the fabric be-decreased the pattern will be shorter" in proportion to its width. It hasheretofore been explained that the general width of the pattern may be changed by adjusting the posirying-bars.

' In the manufacture of sole-linings it is 'tion of] the slitter-brackets upon their carcustomary to make the variations in length in eighths of an inch andIprov'ide, byythe changing of a single gear n the train of gearing driving 'the feed-rolls. for any necessary changes. a matter which will nowbe explained. 1

Proceeding with the drawings :64, indicates a change-gear fast on driving-shaft 56: 65, driving chains connecting the feed rolls and the winder-rolls in such manner that all these rolls will have the same peripheral velocity: 66, a gear on oneof the feed-rollsz 67, a compound gear engaging changeegear 64: 68, an intermediate gear en'- the feed-rolls: and 69, an adjustable quadrant carrying gear 67 and servlng as means for connecting the gearing of the feed-rolls :with change-gear 64- as the latter varies in its diameter.

IiAssume the feed-rolls and the winderrolls to have a circumference of nine inches and that change-gear 6% has seventy-two teeth of eight pitch. and-"that the pattern produced by the slittings has a certain prolength. If.- now. change-gear 64 be changed for one having gaging compound gear 67 and gear 66 on.

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71 teeth then the speed of the feed-rolls and winder-rolls will be so.;retld duce a pattern with the. sam

teristics as before and. nne ei'g-hthI-of'an inch less in length, and, correspiindingly,.with

other changes in gear at, each additional tooth in that gear lengthening the pattern one-eighth of an inch. And, similarly, if instead f; pa tterns of the character illustrat'edlin Fig.,S,".the slitting cuts of the slitt ngs were represented by parallel waved lines, the depth of the waves would remain unaltered but the distance from crest to crest of the waves would be increased an eighth of an inch by each additional tooth in change-gear 64. It isto be understood that the particular figures given are merely e pl yi It is to be understood-that I have set .for thfb u,t a single exemplification of my invention and that the illustrated construction is subject to various modifications vithin'the invention. I have sought to set forth the principle of my invention in the best manner in which I at l present contemplate applying that principle.

I claim;: l, A slitter comprising, feed-mechanism for uniformly. advancing the fabric to be slitted,.a series of sidewise movable cutters disposed across the fabric to effect its slitting, a second series of cutters disposed across the fabric with its cutte'rs disposed betweenithe cutters of the first series so as 30 to effect intermediate slittings of the fabric, cam-mechanism-mgviiig in unison with the feed-mechanism, and connections between the cam-mechanism and both series of cut ters td-effect the 'sidewise reciprocation .of

5 allfof the cutters'during the advance of the material, [combined substantially as set forth} -2. A slitter comprising, feed-mechanism for uniformly advancing the fabric to be o slitted, a frame, a bar mounted for reciprocation in the frame across the fabric, ase- V ries of cutters secured to the bar, a second bar arranged for reciprocation in the frame across the fabric parallel with the first bar,

5 a seriesof cutters carried by the second bar and arranged to act upon the fabric between the cutters carried by the first bar,

cam-mechanism moving in unison with the feed-mechanism, and connections between ;o0'the cam-mechanism and the bars to cause the barsto reciprocate during the advance of the fabric, combined substantially as set forth. a

, v 3. A slitter comprising, feed-mechanism 66 ,for uniformly advancing the fabric to be 'slitted, a-';frame, a bar mounted for reciprocation in said frame across the fabric, a se ries of cutters secured to said bar, a second bar mounted for reciprocation in the frame across the fabric and parallel with the first bar, a series of cutters secured to the second bar and arranged to operate upon the fabric between the cutterscarried by the first bar, cam-mechanism moving in unison- 55 with the feed-mechanism, and connectic-n supported by the movable frame-part, and' means for rocking the adjustable framepart on its hinge to move the cutters to and from the fixed frame-part, combined substantially as set forth.

5. A slitter comprising, feed-mechanism for uniformly advancing the material to be slitted, a series of cutters extending across the fabric, means for reciprocating the series of cutters during the advance of the fabric, a bar disposed parallel with the series of cutters in front thereof and adapted for the support of the advancing fabric, a bar disposed parallel with the series of cutters to the rear of the cutter and adapted for the support of the advancing fabric, a roller disposed parallel and in front of said front bar and adapted to engage over the,

advancing fabric, and a roller disposed to the rear of the rear bar and adapted to engage over the advancing fabric,combined substantially as set forth,

6. A slitter comprising, feed-mechanism for uniformly advancing the fabric to be slitted, a frame, av bar mounted for reciprocation in the frame across over the fabric, a series of rotary cutters carried by said bar, a second bar mounted for reciprocation in the frame below the fabric, a series of rotary cutters carried by the second bar and cooperating with the cutters carried by. the

first bar, cam-mechanism moving in unison with the feed-mechanism to serve in reciprocating both bars, and connections between the cam-mechanism andthe two bars. to-

cause the bars to move simultaneously and maintain the cutters of the two series in cooperative relationship, combined substantially as set forth.

7. A. slitter comprising,- feed-mechanism for uniformly advancing the fabric to be slitted, a frame, a bar mounted for reciprocation in the frame across the fabric, a series of brackets carried liy the bar, cammechanism moving in unison with the feed mechanism, connections between the cam mechanism and the bar'to. cause the series of brackets to reciprocate, a cutter-housing swiveled in each of the brackets, a cutter carried by each cutter-housing, a second bar mounted for reciprocation in the frame across the fabric, cane-mechanism moving in unison with the first cam-mechanism; to serve in reciprocating, the second bar, and

-' bracket-carrying bars,

connections between the second bar and the cutter-housings to serve in swiveling the cutters into tangential relationship to their lines of slitting, combined substantially as set forth.

8. A slitter comprising, feed-mechanism for uniformly advancing the material to be slitted,"a frame, a ,pair of bracket-carrying bars mounted for reciprocation in the frame over the fabric, a series of brackets carried by each bar, a cutter-housing swiveledin each bracket, a cutter carried by each cutterframe across over the fabric, a lower slittershaft journaled in the frame across under the fabric, a pair of bracket-carrying bars mounted for reciprocation in the frame across over the fabric, a series of brackets carried by each of said bars, a pair of lower bracket-carrying bars mounted for recipr0- cation in the frame across under the fabric, a series of brackets secured to each of the lower bracket-carrying bars, a cutter-housing swiveled in each of the brackets, a cutter carried by each cutter-housing, a pair of upper swiveling bars mounted for reciprocation in the frame .above the fabric, a pair of lower swiveling bars mounted for reciprocation in the frame across under the fabric,

. connections. from each cutter-housing to one of the swiveling bars, cam-mechanism moving in unison with the feed-mechanism, and connections between the cam-mechanism and the reciprocating bars, combined substantially as set forth.

10. A slitter comprising, feed-mechanism for uniformly advancing the fabric to be slitted, a series of cutters extending across the fabric to effect its slitting ,during its advance, a first \vindingshaft disposed in advance of the feed-mechanism and adapted to receive and wind up some of the strips resulting from the slitting, a winderroll disposed parallel with said first winding-shaft and adapted to engage rolls of material upon said winding-shaft, a second winding-shaft adapted to receive and Wind up other strips'resulting from the slitting-,-

a second winder-roll cooperating with the second Winding shaft to cause said other strips to be wound upon the second winding-shaft, means for urging the wanting upon the second win shafts toward their respective winder-rolls,"

and transmitting mechanism connecting the adapted to receive and wind up other strips resulting from the slitting, a second winderroll cooperating with the second winding shaft to cause said other strips to be wound ding-shaft, means for urging the winding-shafts toward their rcspective Winder-rolls, an extra 'sup ort. adapted/to receive one of said windingshafts with its'rolls of strips, a'third winding-shaft adapted ."to receive and wind up strips from previously wound rolls, a winder-roll to cooperate with. the third winding-shaft, and transmitting mechanism connecting the feed-mechanism and the set forth.

12. A slitter comprising, a slitte1' shaft, a bracket supporting said shaft, means for reciprocating the bracket on the shaft','fa

slitter-housing swiveled in the bracket, arotary slitter carried by the slitter-housing with its'face' in the.plane of the axis of swiveling of the slitter-housing, a gear splined on the slitter-shaft, gearing conthree winder-rolls, combined substantially as necting said gear and the slitter, an arm= projecting from the slitter-housing,= and means for rocking said arm and swiveling the slitter. as the bracket reciprocateson the v slitter-shaft, combined substantiallyas set forth.

13. A slitter comprising, a first slitter-Q shaft, a first series of rotary slitters driven" thereby, a second slitter-shaft, a second -r ries of slitters driven by the second -slitter-" 2'l shaft cooperating with the first series of slitters, a fixed frame-part supporting one 1- 0f the slitter-shafts, a movable fmme-part supporting the other slitter-shaft; and means for moving the movable frame-part away from the fixed frame-part so that the two series of slitters may be separated from each other, combined substantially as set forth. v a

14.1A slittercomprising, a first slittershaft, a first series of rotary slitters driven thereby, a second slitter-shaft, a second series-of slitters driven. by the second slittershaft coiiperating with the first series (if;

slitters, a fixed frame-part supporting one of she slitter-shafts, a movable frame-part supporting the other slitter-shaft, means for moving the movable frame part away from the fixed frame part so that the two series of slitters may be separated from each other, brackets carrying one series of the slitters, a connection between said brackets to cause the brackets to move coincidently endwise of the series, and means for adjusting said connection endwise to move said brackets and separate their slitters sidewise from the cooperative slitters, combined substantially as set forth.

15. In a slitting machine the combination of a feed holder for a sheet in rolled form, a plurality of pairs of slitters, a swivel mounting for each slitter, a transversely rnovable mounting for each slitter, means for feeding said sheet between the slitters of each pair, and means for moving the slitters transversely to the sheet and simultaneously swiveling them.

16. In slitting apparatus, the combination of a holder for a sheet in roll form, sheet feeding means, a series of rotary cutters, means for positively driving the cutters at greater speed than the linear speed of the sheet at the point of cuttin contact, automatic means for traversing the cutters sidewise, and automatic means for swiveling the cutters.

17. In mechanism for slitting sheets of the character described, the combination of sheet feeding means, a cooperating pair of overlapping, rotary shearing cutters, and means for positively revolving both of the cutters and traversing them laterally as the sheet is fed between them.

18. In mechanism for slitting sheets of the character described, the combination of sheet feeding means, a cooperating pair of rotary cutters, swivel mounting for the cutand means for rotating the cutters, reciprocating them laterally and swiveling them to maintain them in tangent relation to the line of cut. I

19. in mechanism for slitting sheets of r the character described, the combination of sheet feeding means, a cooperating pair of rotary cutters, swivl mounting for the cutters, and means for positively rotating the cutters, reciprocating them laterally and swiveling them to maintain them in tangent relation to the line of cut.

20. mechanism for slitting sheets of the character described, the combination of sheet feeding means, a cooperating pair of rotary cutters, swivel mounting for the cutters, and means for rotating the cutters, automatically reciprocating them laterally and swiveling them to maintain them in tangent relation to the line of cute 21. In mechanism forslitting sheets of the character described, the combination of means for feeding the sheet, a cooperat ng of rotary cutters, swivel mounting therefor, means for traversing the cutters laterally and simultaneously swiveling them, and means for positively driving the cutters in any of their positions, I

522. in mechanism for slitting sheets of the character described, the combination of means for feeding the sheet, a cooperating pair of rotary cutters, swivel mounting therefor, means for traversing the cutters laterally and simultaneously swiveling them, and means for positively driving the cutters in any of their positions at a speed greater than the linear speed of the sheet.

VYUGTOR EDMUND JULLIENQ E'Vitnesses:

W. hi, ,Devmson, Jenn 3V. BLAKENEY. 

